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Start the year with good habits
The year is coming to an end and it's the perfect time to put into practice all those New Year's resolutions that will help you have a healthier life and improve your physical and mental health.
Practical advice to improve your physical and mental health
We all want a healthier life: to eat better, exercise more, disconnect from screens, sleep well and reduce stress. Although we have the theory pretty clear, the daily routine with impossible schedules, endless meetings, and the constant feeling of rush often overwhelms us.
Therefore, from Naturaki, we have prepared a practical guide to a healthier life, as we know firsthand that our rural houses are the ideal setting to start implementing all these small changes that will lead you to have better mental and physical health. A getaway to a rural house is the best possible reset: nature, silence, clean air and a healthy rhythm of life.
Practical guide to having a healthier life:
1. Follow a balanced diet
One of the keys to having a healthy life is looking after your diet, and escaping to a country house makes it incredibly easy. You will find local markets, local products, and freshly harvested fruits and vegetables. You can prepare complete salads, comforting soups, omelettes with seasonal vegetables, or healthy breakfasts with sourdough bread and cheeses from the village. Once at home, you can opt for less processed food and prepared dishes and more local fruits and vegetables. This is one of the (apparently) easiest and most effective tips for having a healthy life: Buy, cook, and eat well.
2. Doing exercise in the great outdoors
One of the simplest tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle is to walk more. Yes, walk at a good pace and with comfortable footwear. And in a rural environment, you'll find routes aplenty: trails through forests, paths to the river, gentle climbs to viewpoints, or strolls enjoying a sunset that will take your breath away. Exercising in nature is therapeutic, it inspires you and connects you with the landscape. And yes, it's also 100% Instagrammable. There's no need to go to the gym to exercise.
3. Sleeping and resting well: the cornerstone of a healthy life
A rural house is a perfect place to catch up on sleep. No noise, no traffic, no artificial lights. Sleeping well is one of the basic tips for a healthy life, because it improves mood, energy, and concentration. Set a ritual for yourself: a light dinner, a good infusion of passionflower and valerian, some reading time and off to bed. And if your body asks for it, treat yourself to a short nap by the fireplace.
4. Meditation and mindfulness: 10 minutes a day
Incorporating mindfulness into our life is another essential tip for leading a healthier life. You don't need to sign up for classes or take spiritual retreats. It's about practicing full attention and forgetting about obligations, and everyday worries. Sit down, focus on your breathing, listen to the wind and the silence. If you find it difficult, on YouTube you will find a lot of guided meditations that can help you.
5. Reduce stress with rituals that work
To build a healthier life, create or seek spaces of calm and tranquillity. Have a matcha tea in the mid-afternoon, read for a while, walk after lunch or have a long hot bath without hurry. And if you are in a country house, grab a good book and head to the garden. These small rituals are simple advice, but they are powerful in truly reducing stress.
6. Disconnect to reconnect
It's difficult in the city, but in a country house it just happens. Turn off your mobile notifications, leave your phone in another room or just limit yourself to essential messages.Take time to practice activities without rushing: watch the sunset, have a peaceful breakfast, take pictures of the landscape, or just sit and breathe. Digital disconnection is a vital pillar for a healthy life.
7. Balanced social life: quality before quantity
A healthy life also depends on the people who surround you. At our rural houses you will find the perfect setting to enjoy a healthy social life: homemade dinners, board games, long talks, shared excursions or nights watching the stars. Relationships that add, not subtract. Essential advice for your emotional well-being.
8. Retrieve a hobby (or discover a new one)
Spending time on creative or relaxing activities is another one of the fail-safe tips for improving the quality of life. From ceramic or embroidery workshops, watercolor painting, joining a book club, playing board games or practicing yoga, the options are endless. It has been proven that dedicating 15 minutes a day to a hobby provides immediate well-being.
9. Reduce the use of social networks to take care of the mind
A key piece of advice for a mentally healthier life: distance yourself a bit from social networks. Reduce usage, deactivate notifications or delete apps during the weekend. Set yourself screen-free hours and avoid the mobile before sleeping. You'll notice the difference within a few days.
10. Celebrate every little victory
A healthy life is built step by step. Celebrate every gesture: a walk, a good meal, a night of good sleep, a moment without screens, a discovered hobby.
Applying these tips to achieve a healthy life is much simpler when you do it in a country house with nature, calm and a rhythm that accompanies. These are habits that integrate easily and that, once you return to the routine, you will be able to maintain because they will already be a part of you.
Are you ready to start a healthier life?
